Gabrielle Civil on Prince's "Parade" (1986)

No single artist has come up on this show more than The Purple One and it's not hard to see why. His enormous discography is filled to the brim with timeless records and undeniable fire. 

Parade came at an interesting time in Prince's career; it would be the last album he recorded with The Revolution and was, ostensibly, the soundtrack to Prince's film Under the Cherry Moon, a critical and commercial flop. Parade endured and became one of his best selling albums, garnering near universal praise and launched his already successful career into the stratosphere. 

Writer and artist Gabrielle Civil joins Oliver and guest co-host Ernest Hardy in the studio to discuss Under the Cherry Moon, the chances Prince took with the production of Parade, and the role of women in his world. 

More on Gabrielle Civil

Gabrielle's memoir in performance art Swallow The Fish The Text is my Body: A Conversation with Gabrielle Civil (The Rumpus) Website 

More on Parade

Prince's Parade Stakes a Claim to Popularity (New York Times) BBC's review of Parade

Show Tracklisting (all songs from Parade unless indicated otherwise)

Do U Lie Life Can Be So Nice Venus De Milo Christopher Tracy's Parade I Wonder U Under the Cherry Moon Girls & Boys I Wonder U Prince: Old Friends 4 Sale Sometimes It Snows in April Meshell Ndegeocello: Sometimes It Snows in April Sometimes It Snows in April Life Can Be So Nice Anotherloverholenyohead Kiss Prince: When Doves Cry I Wonder U Under the Cherry Moon Kiss  Anotherloverholenyohead Christopher Tracy's Parade New Position Sometimes It Snows in April Stevie Wonder: Send One Your Love Aretha Franklin: Something He Can Feel Camille: 1,2,3

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there.

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